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Batman: Caped Crusader Being Shopped, Heavy Interest From Multiple Streamers

August 28, 2022 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
Batman: Caped Crusader Image Credit: WB Animation

Batman: Caped Crusader is no longer debuting on HBO Max, but it’s not dead and has interest from multiple streamers. The animated series, which is taking inspiration from Batman: The Animated Series and is being produced by with Matt Reeves, J. J. Abrams and Bruce Timm, was reportedly to be scrapped in the wake of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger. However, THR now reports that the series is continuing production and merely won’t be distributed on HBO Max.

According to the report, Warner Bros. Animation is shopping Caped Crusader along with a host of other animated series to streaming services as the belief is that will be more profitable for the studio. The report notes that Apple, Hulu, and Netflix all have “intense interest” in the series.

The series will be a reimagining of Batman bringing the character and his world back to noir roots with a focus on Batman’s earlier years in Gotham before he was an ally of Jim Gordon.